Heinrich Böll

Quick Facts

Full Name	Heinrich Böll
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Dec 21, 1917(1917-12-21)
Age	107
Date Of Death	1985-07-16
Birthplace	Cologne
Country	Germany
Birth City	North Rhine-Westphalia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Heinrich Böll Biography

Heinrich Böll is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on December 21, 1917 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. German writer, renowned for his most well-known works, including Billiards at Half-past Nine and The Bread of Those Early Years. He also wrote Group Portrait with Lady and The Safety Net. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1972.

He was forced to flee from Russia after Solzhenitsyn’s exile.

He was the son of a German Catholic family who opposed Nazism. He studied German at Cologne University.

Heinrich Böll Net Worth

Heinrich Böll is one of the richest Novelist from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Heinrich Böll 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Germany, and was forced to serve in the Wehrmacht even though he had previously declined the chance to join the Hitler Youth. In 1949, he published The Train was on Time.

His works were translated into thirty languages.

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Who is Heinrich Böll Dating?

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Heinrich Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Heinrich Böll celebrates birthday on December 21 of every year.

Top Facts about Heinrich Böll

1. Heinrich Böll was a German writer and Nobel laureate.
2. He was born on December 21, 1917 in Cologne, Germany.
3. Böll’s most famous works include “The Clown” and “Billiards at Half-Past Nine.”
4. He was a member of the anti-Nazi resistance during World War II.
5. Böll received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1972.
6. His writing often dealt with themes of social justice and political oppression.
7. Böll died on July 16, 1985 in Langenbroich, Germany.
8. He is considered one of the most important German writers of the post-World War II era.
9. Böll’s work has been translated into over 30 languages worldwide.
10. He was also an outspoken critic of nuclear weapons and war in general.

What did Heinrich Boll write about?

Böll’s major themes were the war and the post-war period : novels like And Never Said a Word (1953), House without Guardians (1954) or Billiards at Half- past Nine (1959) deal with the very tentative reappraisal of the theme of National Socialism in the 1950s.

Why did Heinrich Boll win a Nobel Prize?

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1972 was awarded to Heinrich Böll “ for his writing which through its combination of a broad perspective on his time and a sensitive skill in characterization has contributed to a renewal of German literature.”

Who was Heinrich Boell?

Heinrich Theodor Böll (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈbœl] ( listen); 21 December 1917 – 16 July 1985) was a German writer. Considered one of Germany’s foremost post-World War II writers, Böll is a recipient of the Georg Büchner Prize (1967) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1972).